Date: Sat, 30 May 2009 17:49:45 +0200 (CEST) From: Wojciech Puchar <wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> To: Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@ceid.upatras.gr> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: On the need for moderated questions lists Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.00.0905301742090.18381@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> In-Reply-To: <87ws7zgl4v.fsf@kobe.laptop> References: <6C96EEF057EDE24197FECB0D1EA035044A8F6EB461@h1341255.aoemedia.de> <alpine.BSF.2.00.0905272235240.54915@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> <b79ecaef0905271420v354a9e5ct6c0b77ed310b1217@mail.gmail.com> <alpine.BSF.2.00.0905280002440.55278@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> <70C0964126D66F458E688618E1CD008A0793EDCC@WADPEXV0.waddell.com> <alpine.BSF.2.00.0905280044120.55698@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> <4A1EF89C.9040505@isafeelin.org> <alpine.BSF.2.00.0905282258030.62803@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> <87prdsr5ep.fsf_-_@kobe.laptop> <alpine.BSF.2.00.0905290924030.5233@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> <87r5y8cprs.fsf@kobe.laptop> <alpine.BSF.2.00.0905290954350.5488@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> <87bppci91h.fsf@kobe.laptop> <alpine.BSF.2.00.0905291251260.10254@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> <87my8w6shm.fsf@kobe.laptop> <alpine.BSF.2.00.0905291350150.10810@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> <87octcuklu.fsf@kobe.laptop> <alpine.BSF.2.00.0905291513250.11151@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> <87ws7zgl4v.fsf@kobe.laptop>
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> But the choice you have in a strictly moderated mailing list is about > the same as the choice my people had in that particular oppressive > regime: leave or stay to fight a hopeless battle. Thinking your way - if someone will come to my home and will do what i do not accept - can i force him to go out? Yes i can. He can do the same in another house where it's accepted. Those who don't agree with the moderation rules will use unmoderated one (this), with all it's (dis)adventages. > That's what bothers me with strict moderation. It hinders the freedom > of expression of people, forcing them to go through unreasonable hoops > whenever their personality is slightly different from the 'permitted' > forms of straight-jacket. You talk about that, but when i hear things like "shut up" it's fine of course? So how you define freedom? Freedom for all EXCEPT someone? You seem to favor rules defined by those who shouts louder. I at first placed thought about leaving that list at all, seeing that rulership of shouting crowd starts to win. Unfortunately to many here i stayed and will stay, because i know that what start at discussion forum WILL end in the product - FreeBSD. The same happened in linux, (not exactly) the same happened with NetBSD, and now there is no usable unix other than FreeBSD. Just please don't joke and say OpenBSD ;) it's not even funny. > This is a lot of text to go through, even in a semi-automated manner. it's not possible to automatize this unfortunately.
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